Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-09

j. X. Kirk writes from Gillian, Mo-:
Have gone into the dry goods business
here We wish him success
Why not start the street railway boom
going. 1t is a necessity that mnst come
sooner or later and the sooner the better
The Misses Kriegh leave Friday night
for short stay on their lands i'm Stanton
county. They will remain during the
summer vacation.
The Methodist church festival held at
the Central Hotel, on Friday night, was
such a success that the program was re-
pcated on Saturday night
Messers Galland & Doer have rented
the store room on Front street, next to
the California clothing store and will
start cigar factory Immediately.
B. Harris & Co. have permanently To-
Gated i'm the hide and wool business i'm
st. Louis, they inform us by letter. The
young men are deserving of success
Rev. ID. 5. DOnegan. preached at Spear
vile Sunday afternoon. and returned
here and preached the funeral ceremony
OF W. p. Hannah on Sunday night.
The Democrat calls attention last week
to the fact that the 4th of July is only %
days off. 1t is time that the citizens
should begin to think of this matter
NJ. A. Gallagher of Wichita. has been
in town for several days with critical
eye on Dodge City real estate He is
one of the original Wichita boomers
The masonry on the new electric light
building is nearly completed The brick
work on the smoke stack is not finished,
but will be continued until it reaches the
height of 100 feet.
i. X. Mcintyre has taken the shingles
from his roof and is Tightening it with
tarred paper. Some porches are to be
added and other improvements that will
add to its appearance
The LangtOn Hardware Company are
building a temporary wooden building in
the street in front of their present stand, |
where they will carry on their business
while their new brick building is being
erected
The Dodge City base ball club has been
organized at last and the club engaged at
practice every evening. A match game
will probably take place between the
JctmOre and Dodge City clubs, on the
home grounds. on Saturday afternoon of
this week.
The total receipts at the festival given
by the ladies of the Presbyterian church
last Friday was s41. The expenses were
only $40, thereby leaving cash profit of
SIS. The ladies furnishing plates and
dishes are requested to call at the Central
House and claim them.
The children of the public schools will
give a public exhibition ut McCarty's
opera house Friday The parents and
all those interested i'm school work are in
vited. On Friday evening an entertain
ment will be given at the same place, to
which small admission fee will be
charged.
The Youths Christian Association
meets at the Methodist church, Sunday
afternoon at Ais, p. IN.
Leader, Miss Clancy.
After lesson, by leader and five
minutes intermissiOn the usual literary
exercises will be given, consisting of
song, by QUARTET; select reading. Miss
Ella Stineman; defamation, Mr.. Frank
Brown: song by choir; closing exercises.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
The following charter was filed with
the Secretary of State:
Dodge City Street Railway company:
directors: J. W. Gilbert. f. f. Soule and
w. Munsell. of Dodge City. and A. r.
SOule and Wilson SOule. of New York. :
Capital stock 500. 900.
To say that the music at the Presbyter-
ian church last Sunday was fine. is put ;
ting it very mildly. Mrs. H. J. De Bots
is again a visitor in our city. the guest
Mrs. c. I. Van Vliet. With her rich
powerful voice, sustained by the other {
good one that compose Mrs. Van Vliet's
choir. the audience was given a rare treat.
We want more of the same
Here is the way the GRAY county papers
exchange the compliments of the day:
For drink of medicated electric wa
ter. favoured with goat and gall go to
onkeyzuma.-Cimarro Jacksonian.
And for drink of alkali slop and blow
hard whisky go to Shimerhorn. Monte
yuma Chief.
BY way of explanation it may be re-
marked that the towns are rival candi-
dates for county seat.
There has been so much in the way of
new buildings and other improvements
to attract the attention lately, that it may
be presumed by some that the new Pres
byterian college project is being allowed
to lag. This is not the case. The gen
tlemen composing the executive commit
tee have the college interests too much at !